Rogue Valley

Rogue Valley is an Americana band based in the Twin Cities where the blend of urban development and natural landscape converge along the shores of the Mississippi River. The band raced onto the local scene a little over a decade ago, with 4 full-length albums in a single year and in 2016 the band followed up with the anthemic, twangy surf-rock collection radiate/dissolve. Their new album, released October 2023 is titled Shell Game, and is a nod to natural and created structures which both contain and obscure.

A cocoon yields a butterfly; a riverbed holds a story; a body houses a soul; a shell mirrors the meditative drone of an ocean crashing onto itself. For every journey, there are moments and minutiae in between as bright or dark as any greater narrative. Shell Game is a 20-song set which roams territory both familiar and furthers the idea of Americana and the Rogue Valley aesthetic.

The band is comprised of drummer Luke Anderson, bassist Cody McKinney, vocalist/keyboardist Linnea Mohn, guitarist/songwriter Chris Koza and guitarist Peter Sieve.

Rogue Valley performed at the inaugural Winona MWMF in 2010 and is thrilled to return for its 15th Anniversary this Summer.